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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Georgian
19th Century Flame Mahogany Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century flame mahogany tall chest of drawers circa 1870.
fine quality caddy top tall chest of drawers, which is also known as a seminere chest, because of the use of 7 drawer...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small Georgian Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century, George III Period Mahogany Chest, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Four Long Drawers, With Replacement Brass...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George II Mahogany Bachelor's Chest
Located in Montreal, QC
George II Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with hinged top over with four dovetailed drawers, set on straight bracket feet England:.
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1740s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George 111 Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Georgian Mahogany serpentine front bachelors chest resting on tall ogee bracket feet 1790-1800. Nicely figured solid Cuban Mahogany molded edge top over a pull out brushing slide a...
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Late 18th Century Unknown George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
20th Century Etched Giltwood Florentine 2 Drawers Chest Commode And Brass Pulls
Located in Miami, FL
This most elegant and charming Italian 20th century Florentine giltwood chest of drawers, commode or cabinet.
Features hand carved and etched palmette design to the front and both s...
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20th Century Italian Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Giltwood
Victorian Flame Mahogany Semanier Chest
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Flame Mahogany Semanier Chest with flight of seven graduated long drawers, set on bracket base - 41"w x 24"d x 65"h
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Stately Homes George III Satinwood & Mahogany Serpentine Chest Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
"A spectacular English George III style chest of drawers by Baker Furniture. Part of the Stately Homes Collection, circa last quarter 20th centu...
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Late 20th Century George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century English Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany chest of drawers from England with a single board top with lovely color and graining. This is surrounded by a beveled edge. The sides are simple, and the front ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Large Victorian Chest of Drawers Victorian Figured Walnut chest of drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Chest of Drawers
Victorian Figured Walnut chest of drawers, the chest has 2 carved corbels on the front, it has 2 short over 3 graduated drawers with turned wooden ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique George III Hepplewhite Bow Front Dressing Table Circa Early 1800s
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique George III era Hepplewhite bow front dressing table, ca. 1810,. Mahogany with contrasting boxwood banding and original rondelle lion head brasses. Also includes original w...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Satinwood antique demi-lune commode
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Victorian satinwood demi-lune commode in the Sheraton revival taste, with a central door showing a painted romantic scene between two panels of pleated silk, decorated throughout with delicate bands...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Small Mahogany Semainier Called Wellington Chest from 19th Century in Mahogany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely little mahogany semainier called wellington chest from the 19th century
Very nice small piece of furniture which has 7 drawers (corresponding to the 7 days of the week...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Henredon Georgian Carved Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style dresser or chest of drawers
By Henredon
USA, Late 20th Century
Solid carved mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 39"W x 19.1...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Mahogany Chest of Drawers -18 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine English 18th century mahogany chest of drawers
chest of drawers of small dimensions with very good quality mahogany flame
Very nice proportions and beautiful molding on ...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Bow Chest Provenance Charteris House Estate Lord & Lady Stanway
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Regency Bowfront chest of three long graduated brass handled drawers, upon bracket feet provenance from estates of lord & lady charteris stanway house.
Bought at auction from Chorleys.
Stanway House is a Jacobean manor house, located near the village of Stanway in Gloucestershire, England. The manor of Stanway was owned by Tewkesbury Abbey for 800 years[1] then for 500 years by the Tracy family and their descendants, the Earls of Wemyss and March.
Stanway House, originally constructed in the late 16th and early 17th century for the Tracy family, is a Grade I listed building.
The gardens are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, was a frequent visitor during summers in the 1920s, until 1932.
Parts of the 1996 television adaptation of Emma and The Libertine were also filmed here. In 2015 the television adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Ogee Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic tall Scottish ogee chest of drawers in good, untouched condition made of beautiful flame mahogany veneers. The five large drawers have oak sides and dovetail joints with orig...
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
18th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Charming And Very Good Quality George II Period Mahogany Chest, Retaining Rich, Untouched Colour And Patina Throughout, Having Well Figured Mahogany Top Over Two Short A...
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Early 18th Century European George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Commode Stand with Tamboured Front
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique mahogany commode stand with tamboured front, circa 1800. When closed, the cabinet appears to have two drawers with string inlay and ta...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany bow front chest of drawers from England. This chest has fantastic graining and color throughout. The top is beautifully grained and follows down to simple sides...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Hardwood Side End Lamp Table Sized Serpentine Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of serpentine fronted, flamed Mahogany chest of drawers.
A good looking, decorative and well made pair. They are based on an ea...
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20th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Victorian Stripped Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Stripped Pine Chest of drawers
A Victorian Pine Chest of Drawers, stripped and hand waxed.
The top of the chest has a rounded edge it has two short drawers at the top a...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Mahogany George III Chest on Chest. Carved Adam Frieze with exotic wood chamfered corners. Original backboards and dovetailed drawe...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century flat fronted mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century flat fronted mahogany chest of drawers, having a nice figured moulded edge top above a selection of two short over three long graduated oak lined drawers with the ...
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Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Caddy Top Bachelor's Chest
By Giles Grendey
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George III mahogany caddy top bachelors chest attributed to Giles Grendey, having a bead molded top over brushing slide over two short and three lo...
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1750s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century George III Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 George III commode cabinet side table, English. Mahogany. Converted from a bedside commode, now with 2-door cabinet over two drawers in the base. Raised on French spl...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George III Style Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
George III Style Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers
With 5 drawers in graduated sizes also with draw out brushing slide
From KEITH SKEEL LOUDHAM HALL COLLECTION This lovely
...
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Late 20th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Georgian Style Pine Serpentine Chest, by Baker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Georgian Style Pine Serpentine Chest, By Baker
USA, circa 1960s
Georgian style pine serpentine by Baker and originating from the USA in the 1960s, is a beautifully crafted piece of ...
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20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century mahogany chest of drawers from England with a wonderfully grained and richly patinated top with a reeded edge, following down to simple well-grained sides and two ...
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Geometric Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century oak geometric chest of drawers from England. The top has a molded and beveled edge, and follows down to simple sides and four drawers in the front of the case. The...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
GEORGETOWN GALLERIES Mahogany Georgian Bachelor Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A bachelor chest in the Georgian style by Georgetown Galleries. Solid mahogany with brass hardware. Features a bowed front, fluted column sides an...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Burr Walnut Secretaire Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut secretaire chest of drawers circa 1870.
Good quality 4 drawer chest of the drawers, with the top drawer pulling out to become a fitted secretaire writing ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Georgian Style Yew Wood Bedside Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A smaller sized Georgian style yew wood chest, fitted with three dovetailed drawers, rising on bracket feet.
Ideal proportions for use as a small dresser/chest of drawers placed ...
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Mid-20th Century Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
Pair of Yew Wood Serpentine Front Four Drawer Bedside Cabinets
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Pair of Yew wood serpentine front four drawer bedside cabinets
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20th Century British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
Georgian Burl Bowfront Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
English Burl Bowfront Chest with four drawers and hand-cast polished brass flourish hardware. With a hand-rubbed rustic burl mappa veneer.
Dimensions: 40" W x 18.25" D x 34" H
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Burl
George III Chest on Chest in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4768 exceptional George III mahogany chest on chest, having dentil carved cornice above 2 short and 3 long oak lined, graduated and cockbeaded drawers, flanked by reeded canted pilasters, the base having 3 graduated and cockbeaded drawers, all fitted with original swanneck handles and standing on shaped ogee feet. This antique chest on chest...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Tall Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Fabulous and RARE! 18th century oak tall chest of drawers with wonderful oyster walnut veneer on the drawer fronts. The top of the case has a gorgeous c...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Geometric Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 18th C English painted oak geometric chest of drawers. 1720.
Reference: 7876
Dimensions
44.5 inches (113 cms) Wide
23 inches (58 cms) Deep
41 inches (104 cms) High.
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18th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut chest of drawers circa 1880.
Good quality swedish chest of drawers featuring matched burr veneers to the drawer fronts, walnut top and pine sides.
Plai...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Finest Antique English Geo. III Figured Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Quite possibly the FINEST period late 18th century Geo. III mahogany Chest on Chest we have had in our 100 year-old antiques establishment. It evidences perfect proportions top tp b...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique George II Oak Chest on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and rare Queen Anne or George II era Oak Chest of Drawers on Stand, made in England circa 1720. Crafted in solid oak that has distressed into a warm honey patina over tim...
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1720s British George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian mahogany chest on chest. Having a flared cornice, above an arrangement of five drawers, the top chest has bun handles and fits onto the base ches...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany chest of drawers from England. The top has wonderful graining and a beveled edge, following down to simple sides, which are single board panels. The piece has t...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Quality French Parquetry Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality French parquetry marble top commode chest of drawers having a serpentine shaped marble top with a moulded edge above 3 serpentine shaped quality kingwood an...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Other
George III Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome substantial sized Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers exhibits exceptional color and grain, with fine and accommodating proportions. Features include three sho...
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1810s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Style Chest of Drawers Made by Bevan Funell Reprodu
By Reprodux
Located in Crawley, GB
For sale a beautiful pair of late 20th century George Ill style
Bevan Funell Reprodux chest of drawers.
Can be sold as pair or as a single one, the price for one is £1450 and £2800f...
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Late 20th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Unique Victorian Carved Oak Mule Chest Made by Hewetson, Milner & Thexton
Located in Crawley, GB
Unique Victorian Carved Oak Mule Chest Made By Hewetson, Milner & Thexton Ltd , with hinged lid and the base is fitted with one drawer , circa 1880 .
Trading between 1839 and 1910 u...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English Georgian Burl Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Graduated Chest of Drawers C 1750
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian rectangular book matched burl walnut graduated chest of drawers with satinwood feather bandings and ebony checkered inlays, period folia...
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1750s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English George III Style Chest of Drawers
Located in ŚWINOUJŚCIE, 32
Gerorg III style mahogany chest of drawers from the 1970s.
Equipped with 3 doors and 3 drawers with brass handles.
Very good condition, only scratches on the bottom.
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20th Century George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Mirrored Dresser in Walnut & Burl Walnut with White Marble Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Victorian dresser of solid walnut and burl walnut with white marble top and black painted turned wood and brass teardrop pulls. It is in wonderful antique condition with an amazing antique patina. The candle shelves were broken and there was a small piece of molding missing on the lower left side of the mirror frame, but the shelves have been repaired beautifully and the molding carved and replaced by our experienced staff. There are other smalls signs of its long life and use including some staining on the antique white marble. We love its warm antique age patina. The mirror glass is clear but old. Please see photos, circa mid-late 19th century.
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19th Century American High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Burl
Antique Victorian French Quality Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality kingwood inlaid marquetry marble top commode/chest of drawers
having a serpentine shaped marble top with a moulded edge above three serpentine shap...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Other
Tool Box Chest Master Carpenters Ebonised Mahogany Fitted Interior Victorian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The exterior painted black, metal carrying handles. Opening to reveal a beautifully, figured and fitted mahogany interior with sliding doors and compartments. Wonderful deep and ri...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Georgian Mahogany Nightstand / 4 Drawer Silver Chest
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Georgian mahogany nightstand /4 drawer silver chest.
Offered is a Vintage Georgian mahogany nightstand/ 3 drawer silver chest. We...
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1980s North American Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Antique George III Sheraton Painted Chest Drawers Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique George III painted mahogany chest of drawers, in the Sheraton manne, and circa 1780 in date.
The top features a painted musical trophy in the centre with chequer banding.
The two half width and the three graduated full width drawers are all decorated with paintedmusical motifs, cherubs and further chequer banding, and fitted with oval brass swing handles. The chest is raised on elegant ogee bracket feet.
Fitted with decorative brass handles and with working locks and key.
This piece is truly unique and is guaranteed to bring beauty and charm to your home for many years to come.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 106 x Width 110 x Depth 52
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 3 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches
Thomas Sheraton
(1751 - 1806) was an English cabinetmaker and one of the leading exponents of Neoclassicism. Sheraton gave his name to a style of furniture characterised by a feminine refinement of late Georgian styles and became the most powerful source of inspiration behind the furniture of the late 18th century. His four-part Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterers’ Drawing Book greatly influenced English and American design.
Sheraton was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker, but he became better known as an inventor, artist, mystic, and religious controversialist. Initially he wrote on theological subjects, describing himself as a “mechanic, one who never had the advantage of collegiate or academical education.” He settled in London c. 1790, and his trade card gave his address as Wardour Street, Soho.
Supporting himself mainly as an author, Sheraton wrote Drawing Book (1791), the first part of which is devoted to somewhat naive, verbose dissertations on perspective, architecture, and geometry and the second part, on which his reputation is certainly based, is filled with plates that are admirable in draftsmanship, form, and proportion.
In 1803 Sheraton, who had been ordained a Baptist minister in 1800, published his Cabinet Dictionary (with plates), containing An Explanation of All Terms Used in the Cabinet, Chair and Upholstery Branches with Dictionary for Varnishing, Polishing and Gilding.
Some of the designs in this work, venturing well into the Regency style, are markedly unconventional. That he was a fashionable cabinetmaker is remarkable, for he was poor, his home of necessity half shop. It cannot be presumed that he was the maker of those examples even closely resembling his plates.
Although Sheraton undoubtedly borrowed from other cabinetmakers, most of the plates in his early publications are supposedly his own designs. The term Sheraton has been recklessly bestowed upon vast quantities of late 18th-century painted and inlaid satinwood...
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1780s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century mahogany bow front chest of drawers from England with a nicely grained top, which also has a beveled edge, following down to simple sides and a bow front with two drawer...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Pine Chest
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pine chest of drawers with a beveled edge around the top, following down to simple sides and two drawers over two drawers, all over a banded base, with scalloping in the...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Lovely Antique Georgian Hardwood Chest of Drawers with a Hidden Drawer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Chest of Drawers circa 1760 (George II/III)
Sideboard-sized chest of drawers with stunning patina and in good con...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Georgian 1800s Five-Drawer Chest with Oyster Veneer and Cross Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period walnut chest from the early 19th century with oyster veneer, five drawers and Chinese Chippendale style brass hardware. Created in England during the early...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Tall Mahogany Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
George III tall mahogany chest, with the original cove cornice featuring ''wall of Troy'' dentil molding, this above the seven graduated drawers with o...
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1790s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs
Is it a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote a piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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